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Cregyn
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Home network safety in a share house

I live with up to 5 other housemates when the house is full. A few weeks ago I got a notification from a social networking site that someone logged in into it and the IP address they reported was for my house, and it was a different browser to what I ever used. I was not using that social networking site at that moment.

How safe is it to use one router in a share house? I am now panicing, can they log in to my email, online banking etc.? My landlady suggested for me to use VPN. Is that the right solution?

Thanks, guys. Hope you are keeping safe x

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I don't know but certainly if you have not already done so, change your password.

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Maybe you use a different browser on your phone?

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Make sure no one has access to your computer itself. Make sure on your computer you set up a password for the user account. When leaving the computer unattended lock it using the windows key + L key ....home networks tend to be safe .....

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Cregyn
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Thanks @Lano, changed the password instantly.

Thanks @Helper, no, it wasn't one of those on my mobile.

@sophieshizuko, they don't have physical access to my computer as it is locked in my room when i am not around. I worry mostly if they can acess my computer or mobile via the router somehow. I logged in to the router and could see all the devices connected to it. I have not tried getting into one myself..

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Windows dose not allow files to be shared with other home network devices unless you set that up โ€ฆ it will never share login details such as passwords even if you allow another computer access to your files.

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How strong is your password? If you have admin access to the router you could create guest accounts all with different passwords. A VPN does essentially the same thing.
Another password hint. Some sites allow the use of a [space] in the password. Take advantage of this but do not put it in the normal place. Instead of rook book perhaps use rookb ook.

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soco wrote:
How strong is your password? If you have admin access to the router you could create guest accounts all with different passwords. A VPN does essentially the same thing.
Another password hint. Some sites allow the use of a [space] in the password. Take advantage of this but do not put it in the normal place. Instead of rook book perhaps use rookb ook.

- What kind of password? On my social networking site? I'd say it's strong, but thanks for the tip of usa of a 'space'.

- I have an admin access to the router, but there is no option to set up Guest Accounts.

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